憲政愛國主義在漢語學界已為人所熟知,但多數學者是透過JürgenHabermas的觀點來理解此概念,而少有人處理憲政愛國主義的首創者DolfSternberger的觀點。本文將首先耙梳Habermas和Sternberger兩位思想家對於這個概念的討論,並且釐清兩者間的差異。再者,則試圖討論憲政愛國主義在兩位思想家的書寫中所帶有的兩種取向:在Habermas那裡,憲政愛國主義作為一種抽象普遍的概念,是傾向於「對外整合的」;Sternberger的憲政愛國主義則是傾向於「內部團結」:在分裂國家的脈絡下,西德藉由對於憲政體制的認同以及對東德體制的拒斥,來維持國家現狀。
The constitutional patriotism is well-known in the Chinese academic context. However, most scholars interpret this conception according to the works of Jürgen Habermas instead of those of Dolf Sternberger, who is actually the founder of "Constitutional Patriotism." This article discusses the conception of constitutional patriotism from the perspectives of Habermas and Sternberger and analyzes the differences between them. In their conceptions, two different orientations can be discerned: the constitutional patriotism by Habermas is an abstract and universalistic concept whose attribute is described as "Externally-integrating"; for Sternberger, the same term is oriented to "internally-consolidating." That is to say, under the circumstance of divided states, West Germany could have maintained its statehood by relying on its free democratic basic order and by rejecting the political system of East Germany.